24 Report on tJie Farm-Prize Competition, 1878. 
number of cows in-milk varying from 40 to 70. At the date ol 
our visit in May, there were 67 in-milk. He also fats 40 or 50 
head of cattle yearly, some on grass and some in stalls. There 
were 14 steers fatting in the stalls when we were there in 
January, of exceedingly good quality. At our second visit, 4 of 
these were on hand, good enough to win prizes at local Shows. 
From 20 to 30 calves are also raised yearly, chiefly heifers. 
Mr. Pearce has 9 cottages, but these are rented separately. 
They have each nearly half an acre of good garden, and are 
let to his labourers at rents varying from Is. 6c?. to 2s. per 
week. 
He employs 9 men constantly, at wages of I65. per week, and 
3 pints of cider daily, and employs extra labour during hay and 
corn harvest. The arable land is cultivated on a four-course 
system, viz., beans, wheat, clover, barley or wheat. This is 
well managed and in a good state of cultivation. The pasture 
land is low-lying, and naturally very wet, of good quality, and 
no doubt is very productive in moderately dry summers. On 
our visits in January and May we found this portion of the 
farm suffering much from excess of moisture ; and the waste 
of the grass consequent thereon, and the injury done by the 
poaching of the cattle, were very great. 
Cattle. — On the occasion of our first visit, the cattle con- 
sisted of 14 fatting steers, 50 cows in-milk, 34 cows in-calf, 
2 bulls, 19 two-year-old heifers, 21 yearlings, and 7 weaning- 
calves ; and at our second visit, 4 fat steers, 67 cows in-milk, 
5 in-calf heifers, 29 fattening cows, 1 bull, 10 heifers, 23 year- 
lings, and 20 weaning-calves. 
A very excellent lot they were, selected and bred with great 
care and judgment ; their condition was excellent ; wonderfully 
so, if their wet lodgings be taken into account. The bull used 
was a pedigree Shorthorn of good average quality. 
Sheep. — The flock consisted of 68 breeding-ewes, 47 ewe tegs. 
The produce of the 68. ewes being 107 lambs. All these were 
in good condition, and of a useful cross-bred sort. 
Swine. — About 10 pigs are usually kept, and these are bought 
in and fatted. 
Horses. — There are 10 horses kept on the farm, 2 of which 
work the milk-carts. There are also 5 two-year-old cart-colts, 
7 yearling colts, 4 nags of various ages, 4 four-year-old nags, 
and 1 two-year-old. 
The farm horses are an exceedingly good lot. Mr. Pearce is 
evidently a " horsey " man ; he has bred most of his horses, 
but purchased some, showing great judgment in both respects, 
making the breeding and selling of his horses <a portion of his 
business. One four-year-old grey nag, a very sporting, hunting- 
